Actor
Kunal Nayyar
April 30, 1981 · London, England
Kunal Nayyar (/kʊˈnɑːl ˈnaɪ.ər/, kuu-NAHL NY-ər; born 30 April 1981) is a British actor who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay Patel on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). Nayyar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role as Sandeep Singh in Netflix anthology series Criminal: UK (2020).
Forbes listed Nayyar as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be $45 million. The asteroid 8627 Kunalnayyar is named after him.
Notable work
7.9The Big Bang Theory (2007)
as Rajesh Koothrappali
6.4Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
as Gupta (voice)
6.6Trolls (2016)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
7.2Trolls World Tour (2020)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
6.7Spaceman (2024)
as Peter
7.2Trolls Band Together (2023)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
6.7Trolls Holiday (2017)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Often works with
Anna Kendrick
5 titles together
Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together
Justin Timberlake
5 titles together
Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together
Ron Funches
5 titles together
Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together
Aino Jawo
4 titles together
Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together
Caroline Hjelt
4 titles together
Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together
Christine Baranski
3 titles together
The Big Bang Theory, Trolls, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Full filmography · 27
Diya
as (voice)
Upcoming
Christmas Karma
as Eshaan Sood
2025
How to Date Billy Walsh
as Rupert Brown
20246.4
Spaceman
as Peter
20246.7
Trolls Band Together
as Guy Diamond (voice)
20237.2
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
as A.J. Fikry
20226.6
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
as Guy Diamond (voice)
20217.1
Think Like a Dog
as Mr. Mills
20206.7
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Trolls World Tour
as Guy Diamond (voice)
20207.2
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Robin Sathi
20196.3
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2017